Charles Bridge over the Vltava river with Prague Castle at sunset
The English field guide to Central & Southeast Europe

Central & Southeast Europe, done properly.

Clear picks, honest prices and skip-the-line tickets for Poland, the Czech Republic, Croatia and Slovenia's best attractions, tours and day trips – booked in minutes, country by country.

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The field guide so far

89 guides · 4 countries

What to book

Everything worth your time

Every guide falls into one of these categories – start with the flagship Kraków guides, then switch city from the list above.

Where to go

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PolandKrakówRoyal Old Town, Wawel Castle, and easy trips to Wieliczka and Auschwitz.18 experiencesPolandWarsawEurope's tallest observation deck, a rebuilt Old Town, and grand wartime history.14 experiencesPolandGdańskA Hanseatic old town, a modern-history landmark, and Baltic day trips.8 experiencesPolandWrocławColourful Old Town, hundreds of bronze dwarves, and day trips into the mountains.8 experiencesPolandZakopanePoland's mountain resort, gateway to the Tatras and thermal baths.6 experiencesCzech RepublicPragueThe largest ancient castle complex on earth, a 600-year-old working clock, and enough day trips beyond the city to fill a week.13 experiencesSloveniaLjubljanaA small, walkable capital surrounded by a cave with its own train, one of Europe's most photographed lakes, and a Venetian town on the Adriatic.9 experiencesCroatiaSplitA Roman emperor's retirement palace that became a city, within day-trip range of Croatia's best waterfalls and its most famous walled city.6 experiencesCroatiaDubrovnikA medieval walled city that survived earthquakes, a real siege, and centuries of Ottoman pressure without ever being taken.1 experienceCroatiaZagrebCroatia's capital, built from two medieval hilltop towns that only merged in 1850 – and the closest big city to both Plitvice Lakes and Slovenia.6 experiences

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